Whenever the circus is in town, you can reliably find two kinds of
people following the elephants around: pooper-scoopers and animal rights
activists.

When The Daily Caller caught a recent Ringling Brothers performance in
Fairfax, Virginia, a handful of protesters stayed around after the show
to yell to anyone who would listen about what they called 'cruelty' under
the big top.

And TheDC put their claims to the test.

'Every single animal being used by the circus is subjected to the same
daily, systematic abuse,' sniped Lisa Qualls, who works with animal
rights groups in Washington and Baltimore. 'What, are they gonna show you
if you go back and look?'